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Technology Commercialization

DEA and Related Analytical Methods for Evaluating the Use and Implementation of Technical Innovation

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Editors:
  1. Sten A. Thore

    1. IC2 Institute, The University of Texas, Austin, USA
      Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Prologue

    1. Prologue

      • Sten A. Thore
      Pages 1-20

  3. Commercial Priorities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. The Many Dimensions of an R&D Project: Multi-Criteria Analysis

      • C. Bana e Costa, S. Thore
      Pages 23-44

    3. Using Frontier Analysis to Rate the R&D Projects of a Commercial Corporation

      • Sten A. Thore
      Pages 45-52

    4. Prioritizing a Portfolio of R&D Activities, Employing Data Envelopment Analysis

      • S. Thore, G. Rich
      Pages 53-74

    5. The Life Cycles of Sales and Profits: Dealing with the Uncertainties of the Commercialization Process

      • Sten A. Thore
      Pages 75-86

    6. Prioritizing R&D Projects in the Face of Technological and Market Uncertainty: Combining Scenario Analysis and DEA

      • S. Thore, L. Lapão
      Pages 87-104

    7. Investment Policies by Venture Capital Firms and Government Development Foundations

      • Sten A. Thore
      Pages 105-110

    8. Applying Data Envelopment Analysis to Evaluate the Efficiency of R&D Projects — A Case Study of R&D in Energy Technology

      • B. Yuan, J.-N. Huang
      Pages 111-134

    9. Rating Academic Research

      • Sten A. Thore
      Pages 135-146

    10. Controlling the Efficiency of University Research in the Netherlands

      • T. Garcia Valderrama, T. L. C. M. Groot
      Pages 147-182

    11. Investing in IPOs in Technology Stocks

      • Sten A. Thore
      Pages 183-196

    12. Pricing IPOs, Using Two-Stage DEA to Track their Financial Fundamentals

      • C. Abad, S. Thore
      Pages 197-226

    13. Monitoring the Dynamic Performance of a Portfolio of R&D Projects over Time

      • Sten A. Thore
      Pages 227-232

    14. Evaluating a Portfolio of Proposed Projects, Ranking them Relative to a List of Existing Projects

      • S. Thore, F. Pimentel
      Pages 233-246

    15. Assessing the Efficiency of R&D Projects in the Face of Resource Constraints

      • Sten A. Thore
      Pages 247-252

    16. On the Ranking of R&D Projects in a Hierarchical Organizational Structure subject to Global Resource Constraints

      • B. Golany, S. Thore
      Pages 253-274

  4. Environmental Concerns

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 275-275
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    2. The Environmental Impact of New Products

      • S. Thore, P. C. Ferrão
      Pages 277-290
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About this book

Technology Commercialization: DEA and Related Analytical Methods for Evaluating The Use and Implementation of Technical Innovation examines both general Research & Development commercialization and targeted new product innovation. New product development is a major occupation of the technical sector of the global economy and is viewed in many ways as a means of economic stability for a business, an industry, and a country. The heart of the book is a detailing of the analytical methods-with special, but not exclusive emphasis on DEA methods-for evaluating and ranking the most promising R & D and technical innovation being developed. The sponsors of the research and development may involve universities, countries, industries, and corporations-all of these sources are covered in the book. In addition, the trade-off of environmental problems vis-à-vis new product development is discussed in a section of the book.

Sten Thore (editor and author) has woven together the chapter contributions by a strong group of international researchers into a book that has characteristics of both a monograph and a unified edited volume of well-written papers in DEA, technology evaluation, R&D, and environmental economics. Finally, the use of DEA as an evaluation method for product innovation is an important new development in the field of R&D commercialization.

Editors and Affiliations

  • IC2 Institute, The University of Texas, Austin, USA

    Sten A. Thore

  • Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal

    Sten A. Thore

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Technology Commercialization

  • Book Subtitle: DEA and Related Analytical Methods for Evaluating the Use and Implementation of Technical Innovation

  • Editors: Sten A. Thore

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1001-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-7017-4Published: 30 April 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-5345-4Published: 23 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-1001-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 409

  • Topics: Economics, general, Economic Growth, Innovation/Technology Management, Econometrics, Operations Research/Decision Theory

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